Rani Yahya UFC Stats & Fight History

Bio

Age41 (Sep 12, 1984)

Height5'6"

Weight135 lbs

Reach67"

StanceOrthodox

Career Stats

Statistic	Rani Yahya
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	39.0%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.0
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.2
Strike Differential	-0.2/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	30.2%
Takedown Defense	30.4%
Takedowns Landed/15min	2.7
Submission Attempts/15min	1.3
Control Time/15min	5:54
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	0.0%
Submission % of Wins	53.8%
Decision % of Wins	46.2%
Avg Fight Time	10:47
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.0
Reversals/15min	0.4

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	50.8%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.2
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.1
Takedown Accuracy	23.3%
Takedown Defense	75.0%
Control Time/Fight	4:40

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Victor Henry

UFC Fight Night: Nicolau vs. Perez • Apr 2024

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 3, 2:36

Rani Yahya54/10950%TD 0/10Ctrl 0:48

Victor Henry109/20553%TD 0/2Ctrl 3:09

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rani Yahya	21/39	54%	0/6	0:48	—
	Victor Henry	19/30	63%	0/0	1:00	—

R2	Rani Yahya	24/51	47%	0/3	0:00	—
	Victor Henry	56/115	49%	0/2	0:38	1

R3	Rani Yahya	9/19	47%	0/1	0:00	—
	Victor Henry	34/60	57%	0/0	1:31	1

LOSS

vs. Montel Jackson

UFC Fight Night: Pavlovich vs. Blaydes • Apr 2023

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 3:42

Rani Yahya7/2133%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:08

Montel Jackson9/2143%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:17

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rani Yahya	7/21	33%	0/3	0:08	—
	Montel Jackson	9/21	43%	0/0	1:17	1

WIN

vs. Kyung Ho Kang

UFC Fight Night: Vieira vs. Tate • Nov 2021

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Rani Yahya27/4856%TD 3/8Ctrl 10:36

Kyung Ho Kang43/8252%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:05

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rani Yahya	21/35	60%	1/4	1:24	—
	Kyung Ho Kang	33/61	54%	0/0	0:57	1

R2	Rani Yahya	1/2	50%	1/2	4:48	—
	Kyung Ho Kang	4/4	100%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Rani Yahya	5/11	45%	1/2	4:24	—
	Kyung Ho Kang	6/17	35%	0/0	0:08	—

WIN

vs. Ray Rodriguez

UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad • Mar 2021

Submission (Arm Triangle) • Rd 2, 3:09

Rani Yahya8/1362%TD 2/4Ctrl 7:00

Ray Rodriguez3/1817%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rani Yahya	2/3	67%	1/2	4:41	—
	Ray Rodriguez	1/4	25%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Rani Yahya	6/10	60%	1/2	2:19	—
	Ray Rodriguez	2/14	14%	0/0	0:00	—

vs. Enrique Barzola

UFC Fight Night: Lee vs. Oliveira • Mar 2020

Decision (Majority) • Rd 3, 5:00

Rani Yahya24/4553%TD 2/5Ctrl 4:48

Enrique Barzola57/8666%TD 1/2Ctrl 6:49

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rani Yahya	17/29	59%	1/3	1:47	—
	Enrique Barzola	10/21	48%	0/1	1:04	—

R2	Rani Yahya	7/13	54%	1/1	3:01	—
	Enrique Barzola	6/17	35%	1/1	0:58	—

R3	Rani Yahya	0/3	0%	0/1	0:00	—
	Enrique Barzola	41/48	85%	0/0	4:47	—

LOSS

vs. Ricky Simon

UFC 234: Adesanya vs. Silva • Feb 2019

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Rani Yahya47/18625%TD 0/9Ctrl 0:00

Ricky Simon54/13739%TD 4/5Ctrl 3:49

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rani Yahya	21/62	34%	0/5	0:00	—
	Ricky Simon	20/49	41%	1/1	0:45	2

R2	Rani Yahya	19/82	23%	0/1	0:00	—
	Ricky Simon	11/43	26%	2/3	1:04	—

R3	Rani Yahya	7/42	17%	0/3	0:00	—
	Ricky Simon	23/45	51%	1/1	2:00	—

WIN

vs. Luke Sanders

UFC Fight Night: Gaethje vs. Vick • Aug 2018

Submission (Heel Hook) • Rd 1, 1:31

Rani Yahya4/850%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:04

Luke Sanders2/450%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:22

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rani Yahya	4/8	50%	0/2	0:04	—
	Luke Sanders	2/4	50%	0/0	0:22	—

WIN

vs. Russell Doane

UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Stephens • Feb 2018

Submission (Arm Triangle) • Rd 3, 2:32

Rani Yahya17/2085%TD 2/3Ctrl 9:57

Russell Doane2/825%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:22

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rani Yahya	14/15	93%	1/1	4:07	—
	Russell Doane	0/2	0%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Rani Yahya	1/2	50%	1/1	4:38	—
	Russell Doane	0/2	0%	1/1	0:00	—

R3	Rani Yahya	2/3	67%	0/1	1:12	—
	Russell Doane	2/4	50%	0/0	0:22	—

WIN

vs. Henry Briones

UFC Fight Night: Pettis vs. Moreno • Aug 2017

Submission (Kimura) • Rd 1, 2:01

Rani Yahya3/475%TD 1/2Ctrl 1:39

Henry Briones0/0—TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rani Yahya	3/4	75%	1/2	1:39	—
	Henry Briones	0/0	—	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Joe Soto

UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Gastelum • Mar 2017

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Rani Yahya59/21527%TD 1/11Ctrl 0:57

Joe Soto54/11348%TD 1/1Ctrl 4:44

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rani Yahya	21/73	29%	1/2	0:50	—
	Joe Soto	9/29	31%	0/0	0:01	—

R2	Rani Yahya	28/109	26%	0/8	0:00	—
	Joe Soto	31/63	49%	0/0	1:00	—

R3	Rani Yahya	10/33	30%	0/1	0:07	—
	Joe Soto	14/21	67%	1/1	3:43	—

WIN

vs. Michinori Tanaka

UFC Fight Night: Cyborg vs. Lansberg • Sep 2016

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Rani Yahya10/1856%TD 7/11Ctrl 7:05

Michinori Tanaka20/3459%TD 1/4Ctrl 5:54

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rani Yahya	3/8	38%	1/1	2:28	—
	Michinori Tanaka	13/17	76%	0/0	1:55	—

R2	Rani Yahya	5/8	62%	4/7	2:58	—
	Michinori Tanaka	1/7	14%	0/2	1:23	—

R3	Rani Yahya	2/2	100%	2/3	1:39	—
	Michinori Tanaka	6/10	60%	1/2	2:36	—

WIN

vs. Matthew Lopez

UFC Fight Night: McDonald vs. Lineker • Jul 2016

Submission (Arm Triangle) • Rd 3, 4:19

Rani Yahya40/7553%TD 3/6Ctrl 7:40

Matthew Lopez14/3441%TD 1/1Ctrl 2:07

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rani Yahya	20/44	45%	1/3	1:21	—
	Matthew Lopez	10/25	40%	0/0	0:54	—

R2	Rani Yahya	14/21	67%	1/1	3:14	—
	Matthew Lopez	2/4	50%	1/1	0:42	—

R3	Rani Yahya	6/10	60%	1/2	3:05	—
	Matthew Lopez	2/5	40%	0/0	0:31	—

WIN

vs. Masanori Kanehara

UFC Fight Night: Mir vs Duffee • Jul 2015

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Rani Yahya24/6835%TD 4/11Ctrl 5:19

Masanori Kanehara24/4455%TD 0/0Ctrl 4:42

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rani Yahya	8/13	62%	4/6	4:12	—
	Masanori Kanehara	4/8	50%	0/0	0:10	—

R2	Rani Yahya	11/31	35%	0/1	0:41	—
	Masanori Kanehara	6/14	43%	0/0	2:25	—

R3	Rani Yahya	5/24	21%	0/4	0:26	—
	Masanori Kanehara	14/22	64%	0/0	2:07	—

WIN

vs. Johnny Bedford

UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs Arlovski • Sep 2014

Submission (Kimura) • Rd 2, 2:04

Rani Yahya13/2846%TD 3/6Ctrl 1:19

Johnny Bedford9/2045%TD 0/0Ctrl 4:35

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rani Yahya	11/23	48%	1/3	0:19	—
	Johnny Bedford	9/17	53%	0/0	4:00	—

R2	Rani Yahya	2/5	40%	2/3	1:00	—
	Johnny Bedford	0/3	0%	0/0	0:35	—

vs. Johnny Bedford

UFC Fight Night: Minotauro vs Nelson • Apr 2014

CNC • Rd 1, 0:39

Rani Yahya3/838%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

Johnny Bedford4/667%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:01

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rani Yahya	3/8	38%	0/1	0:00	—
	Johnny Bedford	4/6	67%	0/0	0:01	—

WIN

vs. Josh Clopton

UFC 163: Aldo vs Jung • Aug 2013

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Rani Yahya14/4035%TD 2/7Ctrl 8:22

Josh Clopton5/1338%TD 0/0Ctrl 3:19

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rani Yahya	9/19	47%	0/1	3:10	—
	Josh Clopton	0/2	0%	0/0	0:39	—

R2	Rani Yahya	4/15	27%	1/2	4:13	—
	Josh Clopton	0/2	0%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Rani Yahya	1/6	17%	1/4	0:59	—
	Josh Clopton	5/9	56%	0/0	2:40	—

WIN

vs. Mizuto Hirota

UFC on FUEL TV: Silva vs. Stann • Mar 2013

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Rani Yahya13/2945%TD 5/12Ctrl 8:59

Mizuto Hirota4/1429%TD 1/1Ctrl 3:10

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rani Yahya	3/8	38%	3/4	3:21	—
	Mizuto Hirota	0/1	0%	0/0	0:49	—

R2	Rani Yahya	8/13	62%	1/1	4:20	—
	Mizuto Hirota	0/3	0%	0/0	0:15	—

R3	Rani Yahya	2/8	25%	1/7	1:18	—
	Mizuto Hirota	4/10	40%	1/1	2:06	—

WIN

vs. Josh Grispi

UFC on FOX: Shogun vs Vera • Aug 2012

Submission (North-South Choke) • Rd 1, 3:15

Rani Yahya3/933%TD 1/2Ctrl 2:27

Josh Grispi6/1060%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:06

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rani Yahya	3/9	33%	1/2	2:27	—
	Josh Grispi	6/10	60%	0/0	0:06	—

LOSS

vs. Chad Mendes

UFC 133: Evans vs Ortiz 2 • Aug 2011

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Rani Yahya15/8717%TD 0/5Ctrl 0:00

Chad Mendes35/7249%TD 5/5Ctrl 4:44

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rani Yahya	3/36	8%	0/3	0:00	—
	Chad Mendes	17/36	47%	0/0	0:01	—

R2	Rani Yahya	10/39	26%	0/2	0:00	—
	Chad Mendes	10/23	43%	2/2	0:48	—

R3	Rani Yahya	2/12	17%	0/0	0:00	—
	Chad Mendes	8/13	62%	3/3	3:55	—

WIN

vs. Mike Brown

UFC Fight Night: Fight for the Troops 2 • Jan 2011

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Rani Yahya40/5869%TD 3/11Ctrl 7:45

Mike Brown15/3148%TD 1/1Ctrl 3:35

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rani Yahya	9/16	56%	2/4	3:30	—
	Mike Brown	3/6	50%	0/0	0:04	—

R2	Rani Yahya	12/19	63%	0/2	0:15	—
	Mike Brown	9/22	41%	1/1	3:00	—

R3	Rani Yahya	19/23	83%	1/5	4:00	—
	Mike Brown	3/3	100%	0/0	0:31	—

Prior to UFC

Other (1 fight)

LOSS

vs. Tom Niinimaki

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate Finale • Nov 2013

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Rani Yahya15/3345%TD 2/3Ctrl 3:30

Tom Niinimaki17/2763%TD 4/6Ctrl 9:05

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rani Yahya	1/9	11%	2/2	0:57	—
	Tom Niinimaki	5/10	50%	1/1	3:16	—

R2	Rani Yahya	6/9	67%	0/1	0:22	—
	Tom Niinimaki	7/9	78%	2/3	3:51	—

R3	Rani Yahya	8/15	53%	0/0	2:11	—
	Tom Niinimaki	5/8	62%	1/2	1:58	—

WEC (7 fights)

LOSS

vs. Takeya Mizugaki

WEC 48: Aldo vs. Faber • Apr 2010

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Rani Yahya17/5034%TD 6/14Ctrl 5:21

Takeya Mizugaki40/8746%TD 2/2Ctrl 4:19

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rani Yahya	8/21	38%	3/6	2:17	—
	Takeya Mizugaki	17/35	49%	2/2	1:09	—

R2	Rani Yahya	8/25	32%	0/4	0:18	—
	Takeya Mizugaki	13/38	34%	0/0	1:35	—

R3	Rani Yahya	1/4	25%	3/4	2:46	—
	Takeya Mizugaki	10/14	71%	0/0	1:35	—

LOSS

vs. Joseph Benavidez

WEC 45: Cerrone vs. Ratcliff • Dec 2009

KO/TKO • Rd 1, 1:35

Rani Yahya5/1828%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Joseph Benavidez7/2133%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:04

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rani Yahya	5/18	28%	0/0	0:00	—
	Joseph Benavidez	7/21	33%	0/0	0:04	1

WIN

vs. John Hosman

WEC 42: Torres vs. Bowles • Aug 2009

Submission (North-South Choke) • Rd 1, 2:08

Rani Yahya3/838%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:00

John Hosman1/714%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rani Yahya	3/8	38%	1/2	0:00	—
	John Hosman	1/7	14%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Eddie Wineland

WEC 40: Torres vs. Mizugaki • Apr 2009

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 1, 1:07

Rani Yahya3/475%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:33

Eddie Wineland1/1100%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:01

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rani Yahya	3/4	75%	1/2	0:33	—
	Eddie Wineland	1/1	100%	0/0	0:01	—

WIN

vs. Yoshiro Maeda

WEC 36: Faber vs. Brown • Nov 2008

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 1, 3:30

Rani Yahya2/825%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:00

Yoshiro Maeda3/560%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rani Yahya	2/8	25%	0/2	0:00	—
	Yoshiro Maeda	3/5	60%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Chase Beebe

WEC 30: McCullough vs. Crunkilton • Sep 2007

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Rani Yahya9/1850%TD 1/6Ctrl 2:23

Chase Beebe43/6566%TD 0/0Ctrl 20:52

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rani Yahya	3/5	60%	1/2	1:53	—
	Chase Beebe	3/6	50%	0/0	2:17	—

R2	Rani Yahya	1/1	100%	0/0	0:05	—
	Chase Beebe	9/9	100%	0/0	4:45	—

R3	Rani Yahya	0/1	0%	0/1	0:09	—
	Chase Beebe	9/10	90%	0/0	4:45	—

R4	Rani Yahya	3/7	43%	0/2	0:16	—
	Chase Beebe	13/21	62%	0/0	4:20	—

R5	Rani Yahya	2/4	50%	0/1	0:00	—
	Chase Beebe	9/19	47%	0/0	4:45	—

WIN

vs. Mark Hominick

WEC 28: Faber vs. Farrar • Jun 2007

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 1, 1:19

Rani Yahya0/10%TD 1/7Ctrl 0:43

Mark Hominick3/560%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02

▼ Rounds